October 2022 in “Journal of health sciences and medicine” Middle-aged and elderly men with BPH had higher hospitalization rates for COVID-19.
September 2022 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Anti-androgen therapy may boost immunity but increases injection site pain in vaccinated patients.
April 2022 in “The Journal of Urology” Men may experience long-term sexual dysfunction after stopping Finasteride.
December 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” A reliable severity score for female pattern hair loss was developed and validated.
June 2021 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” New scale reliably assesses male hair loss with female pattern.
May 2021 in “F1000Research” The treatment led to denser, thicker hair growth and less hair loss.
April 2021 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Age, hair loss duration, menopause, and specific treatments affect hair density and caliber in female hair loss patients.
Using minoxidil daily with monthly minoxidil mesotherapy is more effective for hair loss than monthly PRP microneedling treatments.
December 2019 in “International journal of pharmaceutical quality assurance” A reliable UV method was created to measure finasteride accurately.
December 2017 in “PubMed” Low-level laser therapy may help treat hair loss with fewer side effects.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Minoxidil response testing helps predict hair growth success.
May 2013 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Trichoscopy is better than trichogram for diagnosing early female hair loss.
April 2012 in “The Journal of Urology” Early baldness increases prostate cancer risk, radiotherapy and surgery have similar second cancer rates, and ALA may reduce prostate cancer risk.
329 citations,
January 1997 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a hair loss condition in postmenopausal women, similar to lichen planopilaris, with ineffective treatments.
149 citations,
September 2017 in “Pharmaceutics” Pig skin is a good substitute for human skin to measure drug absorption, but differences in skin structure and enzymes across species must be considered.
94 citations,
October 2017 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Lichen planus pigmentosus causes dark skin patches and is treated by avoiding triggers and using anti-inflammatory medications.
64 citations,
October 2018 in “Thérapie” Enriching the French health care database with external data greatly improved its usefulness.
58 citations,
December 2020 in “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” The conclusion is that individual differences in COVID-19 severity are influenced by factors like age, sex, race, and genetics, which are important for personalized medicine.
53 citations,
September 2014 in “Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology” Different types of PCOS have different levels of metabolic problems, with the most severe type showing the highest disturbances.
52 citations,
March 1979 in “Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology” Minoxidil can cause heart muscle damage in dogs.
49 citations,
November 2014 in “Journal of Clinical Epidemiology” The objective approach for creating search strategies is as effective as the traditional method and might be better and more efficient.
40 citations,
September 2007 in “Bone marrow transplantation” Certain chemotherapy drugs can cause permanent hair loss in stem cell transplant patients.
29 citations,
September 2017 in “Genes” Selecting specific KRTAP26-1 gene variants can improve wool quality in sheep.
26 citations,
August 2016 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in men is often missed and can come with symptoms like facial bumps and hair loss on eyebrows and limbs.
26 citations,
November 2010 in “Experimental Dermatology” Two gene areas linked to male pattern baldness found, more research needed.
25 citations,
February 2007 in “Forensic science international” Different hair cleaning methods caused varying levels of damage to the hair's outer layer.
22 citations,
January 1985 in “Journal of Human Evolution/Journal of human evolution” Human skin and hair color variation is mainly due to melanin produced by a few genes, with melanin protecting against sun damage.
20 citations,
May 2013 in “International Journal of Molecular Medicine” Researchers found a new gene variant linked to a rare bone disease, which doesn't always cause symptoms in carriers.